Need Help Finding A Job!

So im looking for a good company to work for, i currently have 1 year experience driving at C.R England. I spent 8 months hauling a reefer , and the last 4 hauling a flatbed. Believe it or not i actually would stay at England because even though im only getting 37cpm with the miles their feeding me and their new bonus program I've been getting $900-$1500 a week. The reason i want to leave is because i want to be able to have a dog because I've been so damn lonely out here, lately I've been so bored im starting to honk at cows and other critters seen next to the interstate. Does anyone know of any companies that hire out of Michigan, allow dogs and stay out of the north east? I was looking at Super service because i noticed on their website for the Midwest regional fleet it says they never go east of Ohio, but was wondering if anyone has any other suggestions. Also I'd prefer a flat bed job but that really doesn't matter because i have no idea how to tarp or chain, all i haul are PODS so all i have to do is throw straps and tighten them up. Hometime is not an issue with me I'd rather be out 2 months at a time and get 3 or 4 days off than be home every week but i need a company that has a terminal within 50 miles of Detroit or lets you take the truck home on hometime. By the way if anyone new out there has any questions about cr england let me know and if anyone currently working at cr england wants to get on the pods fleet message me and ill give you the account managers number and put in a good word for you.

I pulled flatbed for Prime. You can have a pet with a $1000 deposit. You can have them take payments out of your check to pay it.

As far as staying out of the NE, I'm not sure if that's an option, I ran all 48 states. Wouldn't hurt to ask a recruiter about that.

They let you take the truck home for home time.

When I left a Prime I got my pet deposit back.

I was making .41 cpm when I left. It might be more now it's been about a year and a half since I left.

Good luck. 👍🏼🚛

Prime does have a southeast reefer regional. There is also some sort of dedicated that goes basically from TN to.Midwest...but I never got a definite info on that. A friend told me she was switching and I never talked to her again (her number changed).

You could ask a recruiter. But in training you would absolutely go NE.

I don't have any experience driving truck yet but I do with dogs and from what I've read and am told flatbed is a lot of work. That seems to me to equate to time. The added labor of tarping AND quality time spent with your companion outside of the truck I would think would be a lot of resposibili. Just a thought.

In my searches so far looking for a company to start with; I see that Jim Palmer/Wil Trans has a very liberal pet policy (no deposit etc). I spoke to the recruiter and she indicated that you could run either West or East coasts routes. They mainly run Refeer I believe, hope this helps as my knowledge is very limited.

Stay Safe.

I don't have any experience driving truck yet but I do with dogs and from what I've read and am told flatbed is a lot of work. That seems to me to equate to time. The added labor of tarping AND quality time spent with your companion outside of the truck I would think would be a lot of resposibili. Just a thought.

I thought about that to, the with a flatbed you have to stove every so often to check your straps and tighteb them and that but the thing that would be nice, at least if i could get on another pods account is that theres no time limit so i don't have to rush. With pods you schedule your own eta and you dont call it in until 24 hours prior to your arrival. I dont know if its all flatbed is like that though but i know refer is not. Also i was thinking about getting an older dog from the pound, the pounds by me are filled with older dogs and most people want a younger dog so i dont think excercise and all that will be that big of a concern. I was thinking of something along the lines of a rat terrier or Chihuahua or maybe some kind of spaniel, but defiantly one thats 5+ years old so it will be a little more relaxed.

im starting to honk at cows and other critters seen next to the interstate

......wwww..what's wrong with that? Doesn't everyone do this?.........

I think tmc hires out of Michigan and we possibly do, pets might be out of the question there though. Most carriers that will hire out of Michigan most likely will run NE. Pods and normal flatbed loads will be different but you kinda have the concept down. I may need to call CRE if you can do 1500 regularly lol. I do like to go home though so maybe not.

Oh and I hit those baby calfs withe the air horn occasionally

Lol now that is funny!

I think tmc hires out of Michigan and we possibly do, pets might be out of the question there though. Most carriers that will hire out of Michigan most likely will run NE. Pods and normal flatbed loads will be different but you kinda have the concept down. I may need to call CRE if you can do 1500 regularly lol. I do like to go home though so maybe not.

Oh and I hit those baby calfs withe the air horn occasionally

I don't get 1500 regularly but i do usually get over $1000 in the last 6 months my smallest weekly check was $950 and highest was $1550. In all honesty they pay lower than most, but if you can get on one of their dedicated accounts such as Wal-Mart, coke, or PODS you basically never wait on a load and drive 3000+miles every week. They also have a few local accounts depending on where you live that pay by a weekly salary. A friend of mine moved over to their kansas city intermodal account and makes good money for a local driver. They pay him $900 a week and he works 10 hours a day mon-fri. If i ever decide to go home and try to get a local job i might try with them again.